Table Tennis

8/1/2024 |  US table tennis players call for more resources after Jha’s unprecedented Olympic run in Paris (Associated Press (AP)) PARIS (AP) — U.S. Olympians are often medal favorites in the events they compete in.
Not in table tennis, one of the few Olympic sports in which no American has ever won a medal.
In Paris, U.S. competitors are hoping for more exposure — and resources — after Kanak Jha made history by becoming the first American man to reach the round of 16 on Wednesday.

7/23/2024 |  Table Tennis-GoFundMe helps American Jha fulfill Olympic dream (Reuters Sports) Paris, July 23 (Reuters) - Kanak Jha is no stranger to the Olympics, having represented the United States in table tennis at both the Rio and Tokyo Games, but the path to Paris has been his most challenging.
The 24-year-old, the only male table tennis player representing the U.S. in Paris, was banned for a year by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and used a GoFundMe campaign to help support his journey to the Paris Games.

6/7/2024 |  tennis Brazilian to make history at both Olympics and Paralympics (Reuters Sports) SAO PAULO, June 7 (Reuters) - Bruna Alexandre was on edge when she got a late Sunday night phone call from the Brazilian national table tennis coach.
"I thought there was a problem," recalled the decorated one-armed athlete, fresh off a Para Table Tennis gold medal at the Montenegro Open last month.
But her coach's call was a dream come true: she had been selected to compete in this year's Olympic Games.

3/7/2024 |  Wichita to Host Major League Table Tennis Event (SportsTravel) Visit Wichita and Wichita State University will host a Major League Table Tennis event in Wichita for the first time April 5–7, 2024, at Charles Koch Arena on the campus of Wichita State University.
MLTT features players representing 40 countries. They compete in a team format that concludes with the Golden Game, a race to 21 points where every member of each five-person team rotates every four points. Wichita is hosting the league’s West Division.

12/15/2023 |  West Monroe to Host 2024 U.S. Table Tennis Olympic Trials (SportsTravel) The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for table tennis and the U.S. Junior National Table Tennis Team Trials will be held March 19–31, 2024, at West Monroe Sports and Events in Louisiana.
Discover Monroe, the city of West Monroe and West Monroe Sports and Events Center will host over 100 players aiming for spots on Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The U.S. Junior National Team Trials will attract over 250 youth players from across the country to battle for national team status.